Shoutout to the Saturday at the Lockhart comp when my offset held 250 for 9 hours straight
Back in 2019 I did a backyard comp in Lockhart and everything just clicked. Fire caught clean on the first try, the wind stayed dead all day, and I never once had to fight a temp spike. My brisket came off at hour 12 and the bark was the best I'd ever pulled. These days I get maybe one cook a month that smooth, so tell me, does a good day like that come down to the wood or just dumb luck?
Wish I could blame the wood but my last few cooks have been so bad the neighbors probably think I forgot how fire works. Wood sure helps when it's dry and split right, but a dead wind day and meat that cooperates is half the battle. Some days the pit just likes you and some days it doesn't.